Abstract
Throughcare is widely regarded as an essential part
of successfully reintegrating prisoners into society.
Prisoners with problematic drug use are a
particularly difficult group to resettle because they
require continuity of access to treatment services to
deal with problematic drug and alcohol use that often
underlies their offending. They also comprise a
significant proportion of prisoners. However, there
is very little research evaluating throughcare services
in EU prisons. This paper is based on research that
was carried out to explore the extent and
effectiveness of throughcare services in the European
Union, using interviews and focus groups with prison
and NGO staff and prisoners. The results indicate
that throughcare services are limited, owing to a
range of structural and ideological barriers.
However, there are pockets of good practice which
indicate that early needs assessment, collaborative
working with a range of experts and monitoring and
evaluation are key elements in providing effective
throughcare.
of successfully reintegrating prisoners into society.
Prisoners with problematic drug use are a
particularly difficult group to resettle because they
require continuity of access to treatment services to
deal with problematic drug and alcohol use that often
underlies their offending. They also comprise a
significant proportion of prisoners. However, there
is very little research evaluating throughcare services
in EU prisons. This paper is based on research that
was carried out to explore the extent and
effectiveness of throughcare services in the European
Union, using interviews and focus groups with prison
and NGO staff and prisoners. The results indicate
that throughcare services are limited, owing to a
range of structural and ideological barriers.
However, there are pockets of good practice which
indicate that early needs assessment, collaborative
working with a range of experts and monitoring and
evaluation are key elements in providing effective
throughcare.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 142-151 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Euro Vista |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2013 |